How did the explosion of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant happen?
According to the most common version, the first explosion was thermal - the water from the cooling system evaporated and destroyed the pipes, after which it hit the extremely hot zir...

What is the ChNPP cooling towers ?
Cooling towers are a quite typical structure and are usually used in thermal power plants and nuclear power plants to cool a huge amount of water with a directed flow of atmospheric air.
The unfinished cooli...

What is the current status of Fukushima power plant?
All reactors are in cold shutdown condition.
Plant parameters including RPV and PCV temperatures are monitored continuously 24 hours/day.
Monitoring radiation level in the Sea
Com...